India Day 7 - Train to Agra

Good sleep on the train but woken about 6 with a station stop which brought more people into our compartment, noisy people and a small child continuously saying "Papa".
Train running late (as usual) and now looking more like a 2pm finish. This could create issues with the Taj Mahal visit but we will see. Scenery from the train is great, mostly agricultural land with villages and a couple of small towns. Got very stuffy in the carriages so it was nice to just open a door and hang outside for some fresh air and a better view, something no way possible in Australia.
We had a birthday cake with candles for Renaye's birthday this morning which Priyanka arranged, a nice touch, not sure about the singing.
The loos once again are interesting, a stainless steel hole in the floor with raised foot pads, and let's just say the odour was not pleasant. Along the way I got out a couple of times to stretch the legs and was so tempted by the hawkers selling samosas as they smelt so good. Priyanka had one and said it was very good.
Many of the group caught sleep, played cards or just chatted during the day as the arrival time kept getting extended.
Finally after a 19 hour journey (6 hours late) that had already started nearly 5 hours late we arrived in Agra to a foggy evening, not looking good for the Taj Mahal tomorrow morning.
On to the hotel Atathi to freshen up, and the shower was so good, pity about the lack of towels. Got some lovely green and white striped beach towels when we asked as I think they thought we were going for a spa rather than understanding we didn't have bath towels.
After meeting at 7 we walked a little down the street to the Master Chef restaurant for dinner ( no allegiance to the tv series) where we had a good meal (cheena masala) with a couple of kingfishers before returning to the hotel at 10 for a well earned sleep on a comfortable mattress.
Getting low on the clean clothes front so going to have to get some washing done soon. The only issue being, even with quick dry items, nothing seems to dry.